With two weeks left until the rumored October 17 presser, we’re again beginning to see parts thought to belong to Apple’s mini iPad. An Ukrainian publication today published four images said to depict the iPad mini chassis featuring a SIM tray, suggesting the device will come in both WiFi and WiFi + Cellular varieties, like its 9.7-inch sibling. Additionally, the images show front and back panels, display assembly and strangely no change for the headphone jack which remains on the top…

As depicted above, the bottom also has a small port, likely for the new Lightning connector.

The rear panel revelas a tray that could be for the new and smaller Nano SIM card standard, first used commercially on the iPhone 5. If the part is legit, Apple should provide the iPad mini in both WiFi and cellular flavors (a cellular version of the Nexus 7 is in the works).

Pictured below: the front panel with a hole for the home button and a smaller one at the top, presumably for a forward-facing FaceTime camera. Another notable: white looks as expected, but black sure reminds me of the anodized aluminum appearance on the black & sating iPhone 5.

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So slutty sexy! I’m definately getting one of these. My partner and I love playing little games with it. Apple for the win!! Let’s make this the most popular one Eva! Let’s do it for Steve! He loved us! Like our daddy!

Just because it simply says iPad doesn’t mean it will be called just iPad. All the iPods just say iPod on them and all the iPhones say iPhone on them but they still have their suffixes such as Touch, Shuffle, Mini, 3G, 3GS 4, 4S, 5, etc… iPad Mini sounds just fine. Btw with Apple’s possible new love for black anodized aluminum, do you guys think a future black MacBook or iMac will ever come out? Remember the black polycarbonate MacBooks? Those were awesome.

Mac_Guy

Black headphones would be nice too

twited21

I don’t want the mini I want the big mamma jammer the next full sized iPad
Please and make it awesome

I can’t take it anymore, I need to hide myself from the constant barrage of purported iProducts. I just want a surprise, thats not to much to ask is it..? Oh, it is, where can’t I get myself a ticket to the moon? I’m sure this Sir Richard Branson fella does something like that right? I think this is real. Still wont want to get one… until launch day. DAMN YOU APPLE! I don’t want any of this stuff but I sure as hell NEED it!!!